Blues and Jazz

American music that expresses sadness and frustration.

• Jazz

• Rock

• R & B

• Blues

To make it up on the spot

• Dance

• Improvisation

• 12 Bar Blues

• Scat

A popular chord progression that lasts for 12 measures

• HipHop

• Buddy Guy

• 12 Bar Blues

• Improvisation

Empress of Blues

• Bessie Smith

• Buddy Guy

• Ma Rainey

• Ella Fitzgerald

Mother of Blues

• Ella Fitzgerald

• Ma Rainey

• Bessie Smith

• Beyonce

Notes that "bend" or "slide" based on the performer

• Piano Notes

• No Notes

• Scat Notes

• Blues Notes

Father of Blues

• Elvis Presley

• WC Handy

• BB King

• Buddy Guy

Famous Blues guitarist

• WC Handy

• Ma Rainey

• Ella Fitzgerald

• Buddy Guy

King of Blues

• Buddy Guy

• Louis Armstrong

• BB King

• WC Handy

A style of Blues played solely on the piano with a fast beat

• Boogie Woogie

• Scat

• BeBop

• Ragtime